New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-22
g. p. HUNTINGTON TEsTIFIEs
q, ApAY WASTED ON OLD LETTERS.

pntlIc II was from the determination he evncea
throughout the day that he proposed TO speak out n
eetiue" and let public know what no thought OF
Tho investigations Mr. Huntington took occasion TO call
attention 10 the great work done BY his associates ana
himself in spanning the continent with railroad
The Cotton letters the originals of which not TO be
had but copies OF which read from the record OF
The Cotton suit took up the bulk of the day. 1t was
clear that Mr.. Anderson sought to show improper
handling OF legislative influences through them. Mr,
Cohen Who ms attorney OF the Pacific roads. wateneu
matters closely determined look and TOOK 'no
Commission to task vigorously on this line oe"o '.
Granville n. Dodge sat expecting to DO eaie'' "S W."
..,r
Mr. Huntingon's attention was called 10 MS .o'''
as to expenses In Washington OF which no ueV'ioa
commits had been Kept He remembered the evidence III
a general way He cond not recall de'ai's oc,'u'o W
had been "a very busy man. for ilfty years anu 1"n
s,.e.iaI .fart would not enable hun 10 re ne nper
tIa The Washington expenses he did KNOW "o'0
entirely proper. lie auded' .. c.....
man who Sospss ri. WAN WAN 'n should
don't know o. any m%nsy ef in a
man nights Yin Gn FUR NE .t Of The
rod ana attended to The remneI OF .s "s sc1ed To-
sSpsn our were outside the a, 10
5saa oS ss public good i'd ne public
s Zoo. sSss S SS .hsS S would not talk to
Mr. Cohen and Mr.. Anderson here came into COLLISION
because Mr. Cohen whisered 10 the Vines MI whsn
Thomas A. scatt was seeking Government ard for ms
proposed tail to the ,Sa m wrote no most fre
auently then TO ID. Is. Cotop. and added
Tho Cotton stolen from nv office ' 1--WE
cra times for price but Refused 70 ooy s I1
There nothing wrong In them unless II was ,"o 'po
from the and tried to get the witness 70 say
whether he had written this ono or mat one q"
bered whether certain expression II one OF NJ W
the alleged cpistlcs had been pcnne9 oy MN; ti i,
imefon was equally So save when occasionally he eK-
pressed his opinion that 10 90 over the same
or three times was little too much. Mr. Anderson
sought first 10 Identity letter by the expression in 1t
that some one was "biauk hog'
MI Hantn s,on--I think ever wrote II so wrote
Wild hos il wrote anything have used the express on
'oope Sng ra tell his namel Al prefer He lives
IN SanFrancsco. .,
Areferanco to the difficulty Of switching of the rail
road committee" was next taken up
dent suppose anvosy %a e mon
that %ei1 n wai =. 10
That required energy 70 acoSpsn o hs.s latter, and
shc APersonay no. Oat poi,i,e'ans are 'g nn
skinned and fear wrns i9 e Mon yeng prefer
as involved that the letters should not DO puo
Won write scott ha, switched Senator Blank but
aSn %l Ss .%issd 'iff by
argument.
Mr Huntington thought he wrote the following;
sco,t prepares to paw amount to pass his blu
but dot ,hak ah this Congress is about the
hungrest crowd ever saw.
Ts reason given was that that Consrsss-the XLIyth
was not hungrest. although the witness had seen
written letter 1874 in which these words occurred;
II the control Of the UnSa Pacific n we
OF q speoulator he will run the stock down.
Mr. Huntington weary or all this ana SAID no
wanted what the object OF reading the letters
Mr. cohen Conrtlr, IT, influence the next elections ,,ro
Mr.. Huntingon-weil II that Is the purpose nave
Mt purpose to see you used money to
Mr. you produce the original letters you
Mr. iIantnson-suppose did say something AGAINST lay
sIpended for Investigation Why these old personal
Nj AndsrsonDia money influence legislaton
hapgoa meyer INV Ss Ssop %oS te uss
no 1t takes to pay an attorney 70
nan NO" ora thing right it akos money.
Mr. AnderssA sudied find VINO several sir Blanks
thai MI Huntington would explain some matters In the
letters so that the Commission would not DC kept
awake O. nights 10 unravel them
MI Cohen there Is danger OF that tonight
/ viii unravrl them befors dsrS.- : r-- ..s@
Huntington did en- having had any
to Governor Booths Grani Union Speech" were also
equally vague The letter charaoterzing one man as
"wild hog" then came up.
MT Huntington The man referred TO- suppose !, the
man have rsdnenty 60 haS ,niees,s Iau.h.r
There public good 70 be served by gy1s his the
%sd ssey a1 S, name s Is
answer that No money prevent The return Of
Roi oa %an
The lines ~ hope you wiz pay C. the amount mt
n ME ME- Mr.
Cohen. whose initials are A A., wanted 20 KNOW
son that there letters he could
not always tell what he was coming 10 until tney nad
Mr. Cohen tsuyyou need make no such prstsn.ions
you have The letters over enough 70 .1o. VIVA. Is Inn If
that be one OF The objects Of this when
Hsuse appointment or some po't'on1ce
Mr. Huntington saw NO ha m in paying legitimate ex
penses OF the Arizona LEGISLATURE IN
haaa of leri,
benefit Of the people. aud they got the 6enen OF ne
Cougressmsn who was an ex Governor OF Virginia.
":lppery tollSw% He rs@embersd suSa man a.
n on slip Of paPss dead ar s %a sIa s
member OF that Congress- and is supposed to be the
referred TO. . 49, II,
could not recall who it was that Mr. Croctsr had brought
had thought should not have been seen. Then Mr.;
Anderson wanted 10 know all about DR. Gwynn supposed
agent for the company Mr.. Huntington called him an
able MT M soon @ss
about bis family aud personal matters ss ne o vas
.r,s 70 no he sa paid
that sum 10 any one
Odd you know William B. in 1885, Al did;
~-i ss not a,snS tie Legislator. California, Al
oS.: h. not lobbyist, Apcrhap. don't understand
ven .sas sSsy eaS pick oihs1s sr.
Usa Ia. ~ Carr did
0-Do you consider $4,000 proper for such
vicest Al should sag from $4,000 To $4,000:
Mr. Huntington explained mis- position tho express
sion ~ believe that with 100000 could pass our
BILL" - follows:
should say among thinsknped politiciansT
coud 70 In United states aud vince
them public good that would protect
our cowboys had driven cattle across
asked 0overument aid In that bill We
wanted build read from San Diego 10 the Rio 0rsnde
That doing Tor tventy i've years help
inE the Government 70 get where can At least look
done according q contract and the 4o.srS
tho Sierra Nevada Mountains and have carried Government
goods rate the Bsmore and Ohio while coal
coat the Bzlsinore and Ohio ooy 20 cents
And being assaed by doggers politicians
and this OF this same thing
kind oil that opening the way Tor ANARCHISTS
and 6ocalsts 10 make attacks on property.
Throughout subseduent reading OF the letters Mr..
Huntington insisted that IN oil the expressions even "
written by him. which In many cases be denied or
Thought honorable Interpretation could be
given He had always Insisted that bis agents should
take high moral ground thu public good TO influence
legislators The expression that Scott was making
dry fight" referred Mr. Huntington said. 70 the uiili-
cation Of articles Lexington KY newspaper against
the road. Mr.. Huntington could Lot Imagine WHO q
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